Newton



R. NEWTO N BOTTLE CARRIER Feb. 7, 1956 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 19, 1952 INVENTOR. 205527, NEWTON 7, 95 R. NEWTON 2,733,832

BOTTLE CARRIER Filed Dec. 19, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR. 205527 NEWTON Feb. 7. 1956 R. NEWTON 2,733,832

BOTTLE CARRIER Filed D90. 19, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 i 12 INVENTOR.

205527 NEWTON A TTOENEYS United States Patentfi BOTTLLEYCARRIER 7 Robert Newton, Bro rixIlQTIYQ ssi ii bi fb Universal Fold-- n? ,li h N J g L na s This invention relates to an improved carrier for beverage containing bottles.

:Bottleearriereot the {type to which the present invention pertains are made from a single blank of cardboard sheet material which is'first blanked, cut and creased and then processed by folding-up and "gluing operat'ions toproduce knock-down fiat assemblies. These, in theknockdownstate, are sold to and stored by bottlersrand' are ready-for -use by-the bottlersto be rapidly converteclto an erected or set-upcondition- "fora holding or carrying in partitioned compartmentsa plurality, as for example, a

half" dozen of beverage containing bottles. A

Theproductionof such bottle carriers presents a number-of problems met with by the manufacturer of the carrier; the intermediate user thereof (the ,b ott'le'r), and

the ultimate user-(the consumer). 'To satisfy 'the needs of" the ultimate consumer,who receives the carrier in erected andbottle loaded condition,-the' carrier even though fabricated from paper stock, hast'o be sturdy set up or erected rapidly and by a simple mechanical movement into a relatively rigid :and distortionless" structure ready to receive-the loading of the bottles The fabricator of the carrier is desirous of' satisfying' these needs of thetuser s as well as their attendant desires of buy-ing an attractive carrierat a lowor-throw-away price,

and is also facedwiththe .de sire of making the, product with as much-saving of paper stock or materialas'possi' ble 'and of designingthe same: to permit efiic ientand 'siinple fabricating operations. it n V The principal object of my'present invention centers about the provision and production of an improve-d bottle carrier of the type or nature referred to in which these problems are, consideredandare met, with the aim of a high degreeofattainment. 1 i -To the accomplishment of this object and such other objects as may-hereinafter appear, the invention relates to the bottle carrier as=sought to be defined in the ap pended claims and described in the following specification taken together with the, accompanying drawings, in which: E-igL- 1'- --is a view of-a blank for makiiig the bottle carrier of the present invention; I? i Fig. 2 is a view of the same in one of the stages of the fabricating process; I 1 Eigs-ii isa view ofthe bottle carrier in knock-down, flat condition; i t i Fig; 4 is a front elevational view of the same in erected or set-up condition;

Figmi issa. perspective view of the same, shown on I an :enlarged scaleinerected or set-uptcondition;

1, Eig. 6 is :an .end viewoftthe structure shownin Fig. Fig. 7 is a. top plan view, on. a reduced. scale, of th, e, stru ture ,shoW n'. F g-- 'Application December 19, 1952, Seat] No. 528,950 0 Patented Feb. 7, 1956 Fig. 8 is a" top plan view showing the position that the parts of the bottle carrier assume in the step of con- "ice I verting the same from the knock-down to the erected-condition; p

Fig? 9 is a top plan'view similar toFig. 8 and 'showing the position the parts assume as the carrier nears its finalset-up condition;

Fig. 10 is a view taken in cross-section in the plan of the line 10-10 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken in the planes of produce a knock-down, flat assembly shown in Fig. 3

of the drawings, which" latter is adapted to be set up or erected into a bottle-loading and bott1e-carrying condi:

tion,'as shown in. Figs. :4 'to 6 of the drawings; v

"-The esse'nce'of the 'bottle' carrierof the present 'invention .mayxbe describedfirstrwith reference to the erected or. set-up structure best shown in; Figs." 5 to 7 of the drawings. In its erected condition the, carrier comprises a niulti-ply and particularly a double-ply upwardly extending central suspendingpanelm, thejside walls 22 and 24,parallel to and spaced onjopposite sides of the centralsuspending panel-20, partitioning straps 26, 2 6 and 28, 28 connecting the bottom of the central suspending panel respectiyely-to the tops of theoppositelyspaced side walls .22, and 24, end walls 30 and 32 continuous with and perpendicular ,to the sidewalls Z2, and 24 and a bottom wall generally designated as: 34.

Each of; t he end] walls30,132 extends upwardly to substantially; the top (and the height); of the central suspending, panel 20; and each of the said, endwvallsis at aehedit th e tr l. s p u nsr e b h fql w mea a flap tiuu u fu thdm p said, s d

pane .a hes r lrgat aeh ztqt te d Welland a end wall p rtwutiuu umith t er p y of h u p pane s spec fisa ly the ao ep Panel 20 m- 12:1 he tw Plys sta d ne b e: are a h y ecure to eth r .be k:t -baq th rl of h spe'udina Pan 1 'sp ovidet Wi h a at thereith. wh ch 8 adhes es! atta h d s e k the engl wall,fitl and the said end wall 30 has a part 3%) which, is 'coptinuo us with thebth erl of said sus pending panel; sinnlar ly, :for the otherend of thelstrucare .(a idi ev r e arr n ed) the Pl Wi P i wi h a flap as, continuous therewith which is adhesively ate hsd ack-tqzb' t i lfi l. $2 t t n wall 32 has a part fiZ' whieh is 'continiious with the other ply Zllflof the suspendingpanel. The end wall 32 is made aste when will i ahQ ha ,flei fi i e i 'w s n s sl a heis r,

ul construction-and its attendant advantages fvvillbecome clearer upon the description of the hich it 'is madea nd s'howniii FigsJ and? or? h n n nkis iashiohed, c nt an d creased in the ma ner depicted.iifFigr l, iii/herein the fulllines withi the gbizir'lderof the blanltindicate cuts or slits made as bla ke si Ivit efts-ei ht li s Within th dstg the b enls nil ate c e se ine for P m t n bending n d folfding of theicardboardlblank to its interand the flaps d4, 46 and 48, continuous with the bottoms of the end walls 30, 32 and 32 The flaps 4t) and 42 are provided with 'reversely bendableflap sections 50 and 52.

In the fabrication of the knock-down assembly forming this blank, the parts are glued or adhesively treated in the sections thereof which are stippled in thedrawings, andtheseparts are then folded first into the condition shown in Fig. 2 and then into the flat, knock-down condition shown in Fig. 3.

The gluing or adhesive application may be made while the blank is in the fiat state shown in Fig. 1, or when the same is in the partially folded state shown in Fig. 2, the latter practice being preferred. In producing the knock-down structure from the blank, the bottom forming flaps 40 to 48 are folded up along the crease lines a and the flaps 50 and 52 are reversely bent or folded along the crease lines b, b to produce the intermediate assembly shown in Fig. 2. The left hand section of this assembly is then folded over on the crease line c into registry with the right handed section of this assembly and the end wall flap 32 is then folded over the crease line :1 and the parts are pressed together for the adhesive uniting of the glued sections thereof, the result being the production of the knock-down or flat assembly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. To convert this knock-down assembly into the set-up or erected form it is but necessary to compress the knock-down assembly by pressure exerted on the edges (previously the crease lines) c and d in a manner that will be detailed further hereinafter.

From the structure in its various stage (the blank, knock-down and erected), it will be observed that each of the end walls (30 and 32) extends upwardly to substantially the top of the central suspending panel and that each of these end walls is connected or attached to the elements of the supending panel by two bonds, namely, a flap (36, 38) continuous with one ply of the suspending panel over substantially its full height which is adhesively attached to the end wall and with an end wall (part 30, 32) continuous with and located at the top of the other ply of the suspending panel, thus making for a very strong bond or connection between the central suspending panel and the opposite end walls of the erected structure along the full height of the suspending panel (at one bond), and along a substantial portion at the upper end of the suspending panel (for the other bond). The

ultimate result is the production of an erected or set-up structure in which the central suspending panel is so unitedly related to the other walls of the carrier as to produce a bottle holder which may be heavily loaded and which is strong and sturdy enough to sustain that load from the suspension point or area of the carrier, namely, the central suspending panel. This central 'suspending panel, as is customary in this type of construction is provided with a finger hole 54 which is uncovered by the flap 56, cut originally in the blank.

This construction is characterized by a knock-down carrier assembly which may be described by reference to Fig. 3 as follows: the knock-down assembly'comprises two superposedsections, each having the configuration shown in Fig. 3, which sections are united at the adhesively applied areas, each section being blanked, out and creased to provide parts corresponding to the following parts of the section viewed in Fig. 3: a suspending panel 20', a side wall 22, partition straps 26 connecting the suspending panel to the side wall, an end wall 32 continuous with the side wall, and inturned flaps (for forming the bottom 34) continuous with the side and end walls, the suspending panel 20 being in registry with the panel 20 of the underneath section and being adhesively secured back-to-back thereto, the suspending panel 20' being provided at one of its ends with a flap 36 adhesively attached back-to-back to the end wall of the underneath section and being provided at its other end with a part'32', continuous with the end wall 32 of its own section.

At this point it may be observed that the blank of Fig. 1 and 2 has all of its parts contiguously related as close together as possible, the parts being provided in their least or minimum number to produce the results desired, there being no cut-out or cut away sections anywhere in the interior of the blank. The result is an economical use of cardboard material and the making of the ultimate structure out of a blank of minimum dimensions, with no trouble encountered in the blanking-out operation which is usually incident to interior cut-away waste pieces. The ultimate result also is the obtaining of a knock-down assembly as shown in Fig. 3, which is continuous over its whole presentable surface, it and the finally erected structure presenting, furthermore, a carrier of attractive appearance.

The bottom forming flaps 40 to 52 are of a known structure; and these flaps, when the carrier is compressed from its knock-down to its erected states automatically open up and move into the flattened condition to produce the bottom of the carrier as depicted in Figs. 7 and 12 of the drawings, the flaps 40 and 42 also interlocking with each other at the cut-outs 40' and 42 thereof, the result being a strong and load-supporting bottom.

This bottom, collectively designated as 34, of previously known construction, however, is so correlated to the otherdescribed parts of the present construction, that .:when the carrier is moved from its knock-down to its erected states, the resistance offered by the rigidified upper parts of the carrier to the opening-up operation is reactive to the forces exerted by the opening bottom forming flaps, the result being that when the carrier assumes its erected condition, the mutual resistive forces produce an erected carrier which is stable and which resists weaving and distortion. This is illustrated in Figs. 8 to 11 of the drawings, where the parts are shown in their progressively moving positions as the carrier is opened up from its 1 flattened, knock-down state to its set-up or erected state.

The multiple bonds uniting the central panel to the side walls of the knock-down carrier and the multi-ply structure formed in these bonds otter a resistance to the opening up of the carrier when the, same is compressed at the edges 0, d. The bottom forming flaps in the opening operation move through the positions shown in Figs. 8, 10 and Figs. 9, 11, until they assume the flat condition shown inFigs. 7 and 12. In doing so certain of the flaps such as the flaps 46and 48 keep pressing against their adjacent walls such as the walls 22 and 24, against the resistance offered by the described multiple bonds; and this is illustrated in Figs. 8 to 11 of the drawings. The consequence is that when the parts have assumed their final erected condition with the bottom forming i'laps reaching their flat and interlocked condition, the carrier assumes a stable set-up state as referred to.

The manner of fabricating the bottle carrier of the present invention, themanner of its use by the bottler and the ultimate consumer and the advantages secured to each of them by the construction of the present invention Will, in the main, be fully apparent from the above detailed description. It will be further apparent that changes may be made in the provided structure and the relation between the parts thereof within the purview of the present invention without departing from the principles thereof as set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

l. A bottle carrier made from a blank of sheet material and comprising in set-up conditionan upwardly extending multi-ply central suspending panel, side walls parallel to and spaced on opposite sides of the central suspending panel, partition straps integrally connecting the bottom of the central suspending panel to the tops of the oppositely spaced side walls, end walls continuous with and perpendicular to the side walls, and a bottom wall, each of said endwalls extending upwardly on both sides of the central suspending panel to substantially the top of said central suspending panel and being attached thereto by the following means: a flap continuous with one ply of said suspending panel adhesively attached to an end wall and a part on said end wall continuous with the other ply of said suspending panel.

2. A bottle carrier made from a blank of sheet material and comprising in set-up condition an upwardly extending double-ply central suspending panel the plies of which are adhesively secured together back-to'back, side walls parallel to and spaced on opposite sides of the central suspending panel, partition straps integrally connecting the bottom of the central suspending panel to the tops of the oppositely spaced side walls, end walls continuous with and perpendicular to the side walls, and a bottom wall, each of said end walls extending upwardly on both sides of the central suspending panel to substantially the height and top of said central suspending panel and being attached thereto by the following means: a flap continuous with one ply of said central suspending panel over substantially its full height adhesively attached to an end wall and a part on said end wall continuous with the other ply of said central suspending panel.

3. A bottle carrier made from a single blank of sheet material and comprising in set-up condition an upwardly extending double-ply central suspending panel the plies of which are adhesively secured together back-to-back, side walls parallel to and spaced on opposite sides of the central suspending panel, partition straps integrally connecting the bottom of the central suspending panel to the tops of the oppositely spaced side walls, end walls continuous with and perpendicular to the side walls, and flaps forminga bottom wall, each of said end walls extending upwardly on both sides of the central suspending panel to substantially the top and height of said central suspending panel and being attached to the latter by the following means: a flap continuous with one ply of said central suspending panel over substantially the full height adhesively attached to an end wall and a part on said end wall continuous with and located at the top of the other ply of said suspending panel.

4. A bottle carrier made from a single blank of sheet material and comprising in set-up condition an upwardly extending double-ply central suspending panel, side walls parallel to and spaced on opposite sides of the central suspending panel, partition straps integrally connecting the bottom of the central suspending panel to the tops of the oppositely spaced side walls, end Walls continuous with and perpendicular to the side walls, and a bottom wall, each of said end walls extending upwardly on both sides of the central suspending panel to substantially the top of said central suspending panel and being attached thereto by the following means: a flap continuous with one ply of said suspending panel adhesively attached to an end wall and a part on said end wall continuous with the other ply of said suspending panel, both end walls being similarly but in diametrically opposed order attached to said central suspending panel.

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